"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."

...Richard Jewell is probably a millionaire now. I'm predicting that by this time next year, Zimmerman will be, too.

Yeah, problem is, he'll probably have to change his identity and move. He'll never be able to live his life with a feeling of security.

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"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."

He had kidney failure and severe heart disease as a result of diabetes. If I had to guess, I'd say it was Type II diabetes, which means he had it as a result of his eating habits. That's a pretty big stretch to blame all that on the media.

He had kidney failure and severe heart disease as a result of diabetes. If I had to guess, I'd say it was Type II diabetes, which means he had it as a result of his eating habits. That's a pretty big stretch to blame all that on the media.

Maybe so. But I prefer to be totally irrational and blame them because they got off scot-free for what they did to him.

He had kidney failure and severe heart disease as a result of diabetes. If I had to guess, I'd say it was Type II diabetes, which means he had it as a result of his eating habits. That's a pretty big stretch to blame all that on the media.

Maybe so. But I prefer to be totally irrational and blame them because they got off scot-free for what they did to him.

...Richard Jewell is probably a millionaire now. I'm predicting that by this time next year, Zimmerman will be, too.

Yeah, problem is, he'll probably have to change his identity and move. He'll never be able to live his life with a feeling of security.

Yeah and if I were him that is exactly what I would want to do. And not just Zimmerman, that goes for all of us. None of us have that security. There is no security without the consistent Rule of Law, and we no longer have that in this country.

If I were him I'd be leaving this country and its farcical justice system behind.

Richard Jewell is probably a millionaire now. I'm predicting that by this time next year, Zimmerman will be, too.

Well, not yet.

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“My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together.

“However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.”Phil Robertson an elder in the church of Christ

He had kidney failure and severe heart disease as a result of diabetes. If I had to guess, I'd say it was Type II diabetes, which means he had it as a result of his eating habits. That's a pretty big stretch to blame all that on the media.

Maybe so. But I prefer to be totally irrational and blame them because they got off scot-free for what they did to him.

I enjoy reading the old posts, before I showed up here. But, sometimes, I wish I had been here to comment in a more timely fashion. I was and to some degree still am, a "stress eater." It does not strike me as a stretch at all that a good and decent man could be driven to such a state as to eat himself to death. I wish he had not. I would have counseled him not to give in to it and to find other releases. But, this may have been his best release....at least it did not get him jailed.

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“My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together.

“However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.”Phil Robertson an elder in the church of Christ